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Looking for a new Blackberry personal organizer, iPod, portable DVD player or digital camera?

These are just a few of the prizes being given away in monthly drawings sponsored by aviation services provider Jet Aviation.

Jeppesen is adding crew scheduling to its operations services.

Flight services giant Jeppesen is integrating SBS International, a leading company in the field of crew planning and scheduling, into its commercial aviati

Benchmarks in Closure and Reopening of NAS

Tuesday, September 11• DOT Secretary Norman Mineta, via the FAA, ordered the grounding of all aircraft in the National Airspace Syst

You can get to Los Angeles from Puerto Vallarta, but don’t try to bypass San Diego.

That’s the word from Amy Sanzobrin, scheduler for Volkswagen of America.

Microjets Are the Next Revolution for GA

Microjets, or whatever you wish to call the emerging new breed of very light jets (VLJ), are the subject of much buzz these days.

EMS Technologies Unveils Cabin Network ‘Xcelerator’

At the World Airline Entertainment Association (WAEA) trade show in Seattle last month, EMS Technologies introduced a so-called cabin network Xcelerator, b
Security

Euro airports and FBOs also heighten security

In Europe, reaction to September 11 included shock, outrage, empathy and resolve.
Charter & Fractional

Fired pilots and Flight Options settle lawsuit

A lawsuit in which four former Raytheon Travel Air pilots alleged they were fired because of their union-organizing activities when the company merged with

Collins Demonstrates Nexcom Controller-pilot Datalink Technology

Rockwell Collins has demonstrated its VHF-920A data transceiver and CMU-900 communication management unit, the key pieces of the Cedar Rapids, Iowa avionic
Safety

Security Directors Assigned to 450 Busiest Airports

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) airport directors are being assigned to 450 of the busiest U.S.

Latest Airshow Software Supports AirCell Connections

Rockwell Collins has upgraded the operating software for the Airshow Network news and information service.

Max-Viz Flies Top 10 ‘Most Challenging’ Approaches

Based on a poll of corporate pilots conducted over the last several weeks by Max-Viz of Portland, Ore., the manufacturer of enhanced-vision systems (EVS) h

Gulfstream Adds Optional Copilot’s EVS to GV

The addition of a signal splitter to the forward-looking infrared camera system in the nose of the Gulfstream V now allows operators to add a small video d
Maintenance and Modifications

PMA Parts: Baseless controversy or industry problem?

“As an OEM we look at the product as a whole and not just as a collection of individual parts.
Regulations and Government

Bell to appeal dismissal of Able Engineering suit

On September 16 Bell Helicopter Textron officially filed its intent to appeal the dismissal of a lawsuit the OEM had filed against Able Engineering and Com

Malaysia institutes audit after fatal helo accident

The Malaysian government’s decision to ground a fleet of helicopters belonging to state-owned operator Hornbill Skyways has disrupted life in Sarawak

Standard Aero Super-Sizes its engine maintenance capabilities

“Back in the mid 1990s we made a strategic decision to enter the corporate and regional-airline sectors,” Ron Jonkman, v-p of marketing and business develo
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Safety

Turning the corporate jet into a real flying fortress

Security comes from a combination of policy, procedure and technology–nuts and bolts.

Air Ambulance Funds Soar

The UK’s Kent Air Ambulance Trust is celebrating what it describes as “an amazing turnaround” in its fortunes.
Regulations and Government

EASA springs to life, but it’s still in infancy

The new European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) came almost silently to life last month–as if echoing the muted expectations that many in the aviation indus

S-64 Goes Digital

Sagem Avionics of Grand Prairie, Texas, has developed a glass cockpit for the Erickson S-64 Aircrane, a type currently much in demand as an aerial firefigh

Spreading the Load

A British company is finding success selling its portable helicopter landing pads in the Middle East.
Maintenance and Modifications

Elliott Aviation gets FAA Diamond Award for 5th year

The FAA presented Elliott Aviation’s Moline, Ill., and Omaha, Neb.
Training and Workforce

Interviewing 101: how to land your dream job

“Despite the economy there are still companies looking for pilots and OEMs looking to fill all sorts of positions, from pilots to sales reps to maintenance

Westland sale under scrutiny

The UK government is investigating GKN’s $1.79 billion (£1 billion) sale of its 50-percent stake in helicopter company AgustaWestland on grounds of nationa
Maintenance and Modifications

Piedmont Hawthorne receives Raytheon Platinum Status

Piedmont Hawthorne of Winston-Salem, N.C., has been elevated to platinum status as an authorized Raytheon service center.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier moves maintenance tracking to Camp Systems

Bombardier and Camp Systems announced an agreement that will allow Camp to assume responsibility for providing maintenance-tracking services for Bombardier
Charter & Fractional

Fractional Ownership

What began as a concept that met with outright skepticism and indeed some hostility by the established aviation industry has blossomed into a viable branch
FBOs

Banyan partners with DeCrane on refurbs

Positioning itself to take advantage of an expected economic recovery, Banyan Air Service, the Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based full-service FBO, has signed a c